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Webster 1913 Edition

Hymenoptera

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Hyˊme-nop′te-ra

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Noun.

pl.

[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] membrane-winged; [GREEK] skin, membrane + [GREEK] wing.]

(Zool.)

An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc.